The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

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the bill for the improvement of the
Erie and Oswego canals.
Pending debate, Anderson, OF
Kan. a., declared that the people of his
state had greater interest in the at
tanmcnt of this object than those oil
New York; that the Erie canal stood
as n balance on the rapacity of the
great trunk lines OF railroads, aud II
would be worth $l00,U00,000 TO those
roads if they could wipe out that
canal But vote was not reached
owing TO the expiration of the MORN
ing hour while II was under debate.
The house then took up and passed
the pension appropriation bill, which
appropriates S76,247,5U0, beng only
$4,000 below the estimates, which
were reduced from the rents Of offices
for pension agencies.
The mouse then went into committee
of the whole on the naval reorganiza-
ton bill
Ssyers, of TeXns, declared there was
no political object sought to be ac-
complished by The measure. lie drew
a deplorablc picture of the navy, re-
ierring to it as TOO weak to fight and
too slow to run away, and character
lied The navy yards rs useless and ut
terly incapable OF constructing first
class war vessels. lie stated that the
opposition TO the measure was di-
rectvd to that feature which provided
for the consolidation Of the bureaus
of equipment and recruiting OF steam
engineering and Of construction and
repair.
Boutele, o. Maine, opposed the bill +,
believing the navy was equal to the
demands Of the future.
McAdoo of New Jersey, favored it.
Pending dcbete house adjourned.
SENATE. Edmunds presented n
memorial from the committee of the
general national convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church praying
congress to provide for statistics OF
marriage aud divorce.
Blair presented memorial from
many organizations praying for legis-
lation to prevent the violation of the
Sabbath by the running Of railroad
tr ms.
Shortly before 2 o'clock considcra-
ton Of the interstate commerce bill
was resumed aud Senator Plat con-
tinued his speech began yesterday
Edmunds reported bill to incor-
porate the Maritime Canal Company,
of Nicarauga. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Henderson called the attention of
the senate to the Claims against Mex
leo for the killing Of Capt Crawford.
lie said that stronger and more
II gent demand for indemnity should
be made. lie introduced bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the rel eff of
Capt. Crawford's heirs. Referred.
Allison offered resolution. which
was passed, calling upon the secretary
of war for the report of the engineer
on the bridging of the Mississippi
River near st. Louis.
McPherson's resolution of yestcr-
day was then taken up. 1t calls on
the secretary of the treasury for a
statement of the Indebtedness of the
Pacific railways to the government ON
January /, 1887, and the object of the
funding bill thereon.
Hoar Withdrew his amendment and
the resolution passed.
The senate then took up the bill CIV
ing a pension of $500 a year to the
widow of Senator Logan.
Maxey desired an explanation of the
bill. He thought The case of Gen. Lo-
gan should stand on the same princi-
pal as that of other citizens. If he
contracted in the army the disease
from which he died that would be am
pie grounds for pension for his Wild
ow.
Mitchell, Culom and Sewell stated
that Gen. Logan contracted rheuma-
tism on the battlefield, aud that there
was no question that he died of rheu-
matism contracted in serviye Of his
country.
Vest endeavored to amend the bill
so as to fix the pension of the widow
of Francis Blair at 5000 year, but
at the request of several sena ors he
! withdrew his motion, and the bill
pensioning Mrs. Logan passed without
div vision.
Vest then introduced, and the SEN
ate passed, a hi increasing the pen
sion of the widow of Francis Blair
from $50 a I.onth to $1,000 year.
Bills were passed to carry into effect
the treaty with China for the suppress
sion of the opium traffic, and granting
right of way to tide Kansas, Texas x
Southwestern railway across the Fort
, IIayes Military rcservat, on.
At las O'Clock consideration of the
interstate CONNIE ce bill was resumed
and Platt resumed his argument